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JOSEPH WEBB | The Doors of the Heart
Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description
- Joseph Webb
- The Doors of the HeartÂ
- signed Joseph Webb in pencil (lower right); titled and inscribed THE DOORS OF THE HEART, 1st State, Trial proof (lower left)
- drypoint, a good impression with considerable burr, on laid paper (unframed)
- plate: 54.5 by 38cm.; 21 1/2 by 15in.; sheet: 63 by 45cm.; 24 3/4 by 17 3/4 in.
- Executed between 1932 and 1933, the present work is one of four known impressions.
Provenance
An unidentified collector's stamp recto (not in Lugt).
Condition
With wide margins (trimmed slightly unevenly at the right sheet edge), occasional small fox marks, slight creasing and handling marks towards the sheet edges, the verso with small patches of adhesive-staining at the sheet corners, unframed.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.